Safety Tips for Women Home Buyers

Security and safety rank high on the list of concerns of many single women home buyers.

One late night, many years ago, a man followed me home. I had gone to my girlfriend's house to take a shower because my water heater was on the fritz. Driving home, with my hair in curlers, I noticed a car was tailgating me. He turned when I turned. When I pulled into my alley, the car accelerated and zipped into my back-yard parking space, blocking me in.

I was terrified. A man got out of the vehicle and approached my car. I quickly locked all the doors. He began pounding on my windows, yelling at me to open the door. Petrified, I turned to look at him, and in my calmest voice said, "My father is inside this house, and I'm going to wake him up." I leaned on my horn. The sound penetrated the still evening air, and I didn't let go of the horn.

I was lucky. The man jumped back into his car and sped away. I dashed into my house and called the police . . . read more about Safety Tips for Women Home Buyers.

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